Date.prototype.toISOString()
The toISOString()
method returns a string in simplified extended ISO format (ISO 8601), which is always 24 or 27 characters long (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ
or ±YYYYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ
, respectively). The timezone is always zero UTC offset, as denoted by the suffix Z
.
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Syntax
toISOString()
Return value
A string representing the given date in the ISO 8601 format according to universal time. It's the same format as the one required to be recognized by Date.parse()
.
Examples
Using toISOString()
const today = new Date("05 October 2011 14:48 UTC");
console.log(today.toISOString()); // Returns 2011-10-05T14:48:00.000Z
The above example uses parsing of a non–standard string value that may not be correctly parsed in non–Mozilla browsers.
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.toisostring |
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